Iron Horse Brewery is an independent craft brewery and brew pub operator in Ellensburg, Washington, USA.[1][2] As of 2019, the brewery is the sixth largest producer of beer in Washington at 22,300 barrels.[3]
| Type | Brewery |
|---|---|
| Location | 1621 Vantage Hwy, Ellensburg, Washington, USA |
| Annual production volume | 22,300 barrels (2019) |
| Website | ironhorsebrewery.com |
Beers
editThe Iron Horse Brewery produces Quilter's Irish Death, a dark beer that has a beer rating of 87 (very good) from Beer Advocate.[4]
| Beer | ABV | Description | Availability |
| Cozy Sweater[6] | 5.00% | Vanilla milk stout | September - December |
| High Five Hefe[7] | 6.00% | American Hefeweizen with Ginger and Honey | Year-Round |
| Irish Death[8] | 7.80% | Dark, Smooth Ale | Year-Round |
| Mel's Magic[9] | 6.80% | India Pale Ale, Reference to Ellensburg legend Mel's Hole | Year-Round |
| Send It[10] | 5.25% | Dry hopped Pale Ale | Year-Round |
| Timothy Hay-z[11] | 6.25% | Hazy India Pale Ale | Year-Round |
| Beer | ABV | Description | Approx. Availability |
| PB & Death[12] | 6.53% | Ale, brewed with peanut butter | January - April |
| Aloha Death[13] | 6.53% | Ale, brewed with coconut | May - August |
| Mocha Death[14] | 7.50% | Ale, brewed with coffee and cocoa | October - December |
Locations
editBrewery
editIron Horse Brewery operates in a 17,342 square foot production facility just outside the city limits of Ellensburg, WA. The production facility is only available to visit through scheduled tours.
The production facility space houses a 30bbl brewhouse, fermentation tanks, brite tanks, a centrifuge, a canning line, a bottling line, a kegging line, quality control testing equipment, and cold storage. Iron Horse beer is shipped from that location to bars, restaurants, and grocery stores in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. In 2020, Iron Horse started shipping beer directly to consumers.[15]
Pub
editIron Horse Brewery operates a brewpub with a patio in historic downtown Ellensburg, WA.[16] The 412 N Main St location is said to be the origin of the Great Ellensburg Fire. As of January 2021, the downtown Ellensburg location has closed.[17] A new brewpub location opened in June 2022 in Ellensburg.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Iron Horse Brewery Opening New Location in Downtown Ellensburg", Washington Beer Blog, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 5, 2013
- ^ Hoang, Mai (January 28, 2013), "Sales flowing at Ellensburg's Iron Horse Brewery", Yakima Herald-Republic, archived from the original on January 27, 2015, retrieved January 27, 2015
- ^ "Washington's Top 22 Breweries". June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Quilter's Irish Death | Iron Horse Brewery". BeerAdvocate.
- ^ a b "The Beer". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Cozy Sweater made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "High Five Hefe made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Irish Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Mel's Magic IPA made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Send It Pale Ale made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-17. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Timothy Hay-Z made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "PB & Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-07-06. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Aloha Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Mocha Death made by Iron Horse Brewery". Iron Horse Brewery. 2020-07-06. Archived from the original on 2020-08-15. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Buy The Beer | Local Craft Beer by Iron Horse Brewery – Ship and Buy Local Craft Beer". Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "412 Main Street: A New, Same Thing as Before". Iron Horse Brewery. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ a b Record (Ellensburg), RODNEY HARWOOD The Daily (2022-06-04). "Iron Horse Brewery taproom ready to raise the roof with soft opening". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
External links
edit- Iron Horse Brewery, company website
- Here's to Beer! Iron Horse Quilter's Irish Death: Seattlest Archived 2015-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, review of Quilter's Irish Death
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